SSC
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Pluto is considered to be a(n)
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dwarf planet.
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gas giant planet.
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terrestrial planet.
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asteroid.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Pluto is a dwarf planet that lies in the Kuiper Belt, an area full of icy bodies and other dwarf planets out past Neptune. Pluto is very small, only about half the width of the United States and its biggest moon Charon is about half the size of Pluto.
Detailed explanation-2: -According to the International Astronomical Union, which sets definitions for planetary science, a dwarf planet is a celestial body that-orbits the sun, has enough mass to assume a nearly round shape, has not cleared the neighborhood around its orbit and is not a moon.
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